A man with a financial background may know nothing about manufacturing shoes or cars, but he’s put in charge anyway.
W. EDWARDS DEMINGThe result of long-term relationships is better and better quality, and lower and lower costs.
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So nobody really thought much about quality. Why should they? The world bought everything America produced. It was a prescription for disaster.
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Rational behavior requires theory. Reactive behavior requires only reflex action.
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Hold everybody accountable? Ridiculous!
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In 1945, the world was in a shambles. American companies had no competition.
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In Japan, a company worker’s position is secure. He is retrained for another job if his present job is eliminated by productivity improvement.
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If you do not know how to ask the right question, you discover nothing.
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Whenever there is fear, you will get wrong figures.
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Research shows that the climate of an organization influences an individual’s contribution far more than the individual himself.
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The prevailing – and foolish – attitude is that a good manager can be a good manager anywhere, with no special knowledge of the production process he’s managing.
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All customer expectations are only what you and your competitor have led him to expect. He knows nothing else.
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You know the cost of replacing it, but not the cost of a dissatisfied customer.
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Quality is everyone’s responsibility.
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You can not define being exactly on time.
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Lack of knowledge… that is the problem.
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I predicted in 1950 that in five years, manufacturers the world over would be screaming for protection. It took only four years.
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